He's just such a martyr. *kicks his ankles* *hops on one foot on account of failed to do the 'is he still wearing armor' check first* I gave him about six different ways this section could've ended and he just plowed his way past four of them and I'm now waiting for the coin toss to come down in part 3 to see what exactly the dragon did to him and what Cloud and Zack find out about it and aaaargh.
Heroes. Sometimes I suspect Seph-dragon is a bit more right than we'd like to admit about how heroism is a mental deficiency that leads to shortened lifespans and irrational behavior